what would it mean to you if, uh, if everton can get a result in what is almost certainly the last merseyside derby at goodison? it would mean everything. liverpoole confident of winning. but it was everton who won the day 2—0 last season. to be part of this game is already special, then to be part of the last one at goodison park makes it probably even more special. it will be very emotional here at goodison park tomorrow, but let's not forget, as well as the nostalgia, this is going to be a very important game in its own right, particularly with everton trying to stay in the premier league and, of course, liverpool going for the title. so how are both sets of fans feeling ahead of tomorrow's historic clash? i'm going to be crying. i don't care who hears me because i love the place, you know what i mean? i love everton football club. just hope we win. but if there's a god up there, he's going to let us win. how important is it for liverpool going for the title? very, very important. of course, i mean, i'm not a praying person. predicting the winner in the merseyside derby is notoriously difficult. but what you can be sure of is that, whatever th

chelsea could go into christmas top of the premier league if they beat everton and liverpool fail to at tottenham on sunday. they'll go into that game with eight consecutive wins after teenager marc guiu scored a first—half hat—trick. chelsea's young sqaud beating shamrock rovers 5—1 to finish top of the conference league league phase and denying their opponents an automatic place in the knockout stage. oleksandr usyk and tyson fury�*s highly awaited rematch on saturday is nearly upon us. in little over five hours we'll have the weigh—in in riyadh. that follows thursday's press conference where we saw perhaps the longest face off in boxing history, neither would back down. it was over 11 minutes before fury began taunting usyk, and they were eventually separated. usyk defeated fury by split decision in march to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years. former world champion oscar de la hoya is backing fury to win this one. i like tyson fury. i love oleksandr usyk, he is a tremendous, tremendous heavyweight champion. it went into the first fight focused, determined

against arsenal, against tottenham, against brighton and liverpool, we have to go in the same way against southampton next week. silva's former side evertoning advantage of liverpool's slip up, jordan pickford instrumental as mikel arteta's side were held to a 0—0 draw at the emirates. they've now dropped points in eight of the 16 games they've played this season. arsenal stay third, a point behind chelsea and six behind liverpool. everton are three points clear of the relegation zone. very disappointing not to win the game, obviously. you don't concede any shots off target, on target. you dominate the direct play, you dominate the second ball, they don't run at all. you don't concede any set pieces. you do the process with the ball really good. you arrive, you have chances. it's about scoring goals. we lacked that today. they are a fine side, we know that, they often dominate the ball and dominate chances. during mixa during mix a huge safety to his left _ during mix a huge safety to his left -- — during mix a huge safety to his left. —— jordan makes a huge save~ — we had a couple of breakaway moments we did not make the most of. we know

liverpool, we have — against brighton and liverpool, we have to go in the same way against — we have to go in the same way against southampton next week. everton liverpool's slip up, jordan pickford instrumental as mikel arteta's side were held to a 0—0 draw at the emirates. they've now dropped points in eight of the 16 games they've played this season. arsenal stay third, a point behind chelsea and six behind liverpool. everton are three points clear of the relegation zone. better our very disappointing not to win the game, obviously. —— very disappointing. you don't see any shots on target, off target. you don't concede any set pieces. you arrive, you have chances. it's about scoring goals. we lack that today. they are a fine site, we know that, — they are a fine site, we know that, they _ they are a fine site, we know that, they often dominate the ball that, they often dominate the bait and — that, they often dominate the ball and dominic chances. we had a — ball and dominic chances. we had a couple of breakaway moments we do not make the most of. moments we do not make the most of we _ moments we do not make the most of. we know that has b

fans of everton and liverpool right across the world, were gearing up to watch coverage of the last merseyside goodison park, but that game that was due to kick off, injust over an hour, has been postponed.. earlier this saturday, everton announced the game had it says the decision was taken after a meeting with safety advisers, the city council and police, and it was because of the risk to safety, in the local area, due to strong wind gusts, and an amber severe weather the club apologised to fans, for the inconvience caused, but adds, while deeply disappointing for supporters, the safety of fans, staff and players is paramount importance. we area we are a massive club but we not are a massive team. we know it. it is not a problem to say it. it is not a problem to say it. we want to improve and we need to have consistency in the way we focus on the job and training. the result you do not control, but nowadays you have three matches in one week and you can control what happens. in one week you can change a lot. england fast bowler gus atkinson become the first man to take a test hat trick, in w

storm darragh has led to a number of postponements, including of the merseyside derby between everton and liverpoolgrounds. four other premier league games are going ahead. champions manchester city are looking for successive premier league wins for the first time since october, they're currently losing 1—0 at crystal palace — daniel munoz with the goal. aston villa are home to bottom—club southampton 0—0 and brentford are hosting newcastle 1—1 isak cancels out bryan mbuemo's opener. the late game is at old trafford with manchester united going into their match against nottingham forest having lost for the first time under new boss ruben amorim last time out. we are not the best team in this league. and we have to say that and to think that clearly. but our past, our club is maybe the best one in the league. so we have here a problem, we have to focus on the little things, the little details. if you think in everything will be a problem, let's focus on the small details and then we will improve as a team. lewis hamilton was knocked out in the first round of qualifying in his final race weekend for

significant effect on the weekend sporting programme — with the merseyside derby, between everton and liverpoolfety grounds. four other premier league games are going ahead though... champions manchester city are drawing 1—1 at selhurst park against crystal palace. aston villa are ahead at home to bottom—side southampton. there were four goals in the first half at brentford. they're drawing 2—2 against newcastle. the late game is at old trafford... with manchester united going into their match against nottingham forest having lost for the first time under new boss ruben amorim last time out. we are not the best team in this league. and that, we have to say that an think that clearly. but our past, our club is maybe the best one in the league. so we have here a problem but we have to focus on the little things, the little details. if you think in everything it will be a problem, let's focus on the small details and then we will improve as a team. we small details and then we will improve as a team.— small details and then we will improve as a team. we have one cuick improve as a team. we have on

chelsea are away at everton tomorrow while liverpool travel to spurs.ford. aston villa's win against manchester city means they go fifth — ahead of pep guardiola's side. and here's the bottom — ipswich's heavy defeat to newcastle leaves them third from bottom. southampton, wolves, leicester and everton all play tomorrow. crytal palace's are still fifteenth after their defeat to arsenal. bottom side southampton take on fulham in one of five premier league matches tomorrow and the saints have confirmed ivanjuric as their new manager on an 18—month deal. juric replaces russell martin, who was sacked after last weekends 5—0 thrashing by tottenham. he was recently manager at roma, but was sacked in november afterjust 12 matches in charge. his first match in charge will likely be saints' premier league match with west ham on boxing day. no changes at the top of the championship today with the top four all winning sheffield united remain three points clear. kiefer moore got both goals in their win at cardiff city. leeds remain second after thrashing oxford uni

it's the merseyside derby between liverpool and everton on saturday lunchtime. it's arne slot�*s first since taking over at anfield from jurgen klopp in the summer. his side are seven points clear at the top of the premier league, but he says this derby has even more importance than ususal, with it being the last at goodison park. it is going to be special for everyone, for all the fans and the players and everyone, for all the fans and the players and mana-ers everyone, for all the fans and the players and managers to everyone, for all the fans and the players and mana-ers to be everyone, for all the fans and the players and managers to be part of this game is already special and to be part of the last one at goodison park makes it probably even more special. but it is only a nice experience is the result goes your way. that is where we are, focusing on most. for this game. ruben amorim suffered his first defeat as manchester united manager against arsenal on wednesday. they're currently 13th in the premier league table, but could move into the top half with a

the merseyside derby between liverpool and everton on saturday lunchtime is still scheduled to go aheadbe arne slot�*s first since taking over at anfield from jurgen klopp in the summer. his side are seven points clear at the top of the premier league, but he says this derby has even more importance than usual. with it being the last one at goodison park. it is going to be special for everyone, for all the fines involved and the players involved and as well as the managers, to be part of this game is already be special, but then to be part of the last one at goodison park makes it a nice experience if the result goes your way. so that is what we are focusing on most for this game. ruben amorim suffered his first defeat as manchester united manager against arsenal on wednesday. they're currently 13th in the premier league table, but could move into the top half with a win against nottingham forest on saturday. despite this amorim says he is seeing improvement. sometimes when we are doing progress. _ sometimes when we are doing progress, you do so much, and then you see _ progress, you do

everton. the league leaders liverpool are currently six points ahead of them with a game in hand.arsenal in their last game — which is why liverpool boss arne slot is wary of the threat they pose: you can only take away points on this team is if you have quality yourself. you have to have a good game plan. they work very hard even when they don't have the ball. that is one of the reasons not to concede goals. that is what they have dead against arsenal. celtic and rangers are preparing for sunday's league cup final but in the scottish premiership. there are three games to come later — including fourth place dundee united at fifth place motherwell. hibernian are at home to ross county whilst stjohnstone face st mirren. naoya inoue's planned christmas eve defence of his world super—bantamweight titles has been postponed after australian challenger sam goodman suffered an injury in training. goodman's gym announced that he cut his eye while sparring, with reports saying he needed four stitches. a new date has been set for friday, 2a january, at the ariake arena in tokyo. you can keep

merseyside premier league derby between everton and liverpool at goodison park was called off at lunchtime. the met office has lifted the rare red warning yellow and amber alerts are still in place across affected regions . the weather has regions. the weather has impacted travel, with rail services, disrupted bridges and roads closed. passengers at some of the uk's biggest airports have also described harrowing landings as air traffic restrictions are in place. our scotland reporter tony maguire is at glasgow airport for us as storm darren continues to wreak havoc across the country. >> scotland has made it through friday night relatively unscathed. the scottish environmental protection agency, sepa. well, they've got flood warnings for essentially all parts of the country, but only two have been escalated to flood alerts and that is in tayside as well as south ayrshire. that amber warning that stretches across the north—west of england will that also leaks into dumfries and galloway, with residents there told to stay inside until the bad weather dies off. >> a worker on london's elizabet

mckenzie from sydney in australia is from a family of everton fans, many still live in liverpool buthe has never been to a merseyside derby. instead of spending the one and a half thousand pounds he saved up for driving lessons, he decided he had to be at goodison park on saturday, only for the historic game to be called off. the club and captain stepped in. irate and captain stepped in. we would love _ and captain stepped in. we would love to _ and captain stepped in. we would love to see you down here at the _ would love to see you down here at the training ground on monday if that is ok with you. hopefully you can see some of the lads — hopefully you can see some of the lads. all hopefully you can see some of the lads. �* ., ., ., , , the lads. all of that happened and more. — the lads. all of that happened and more, with _ the lads. all of that happened and more, with seamus- the lads. all of that happened i and more, with seamus coleman handing over a shirt for the team to sign, england goalkeeperjordan pickford giving mckenzie some signed gloves, and tickets organised for a mat

we're counting down to the merseyside derby between liverpool and everton on saturday.ll be arne slot�*s first since taking over at anfield from jurgen klopp. his side are seven points clear at the top of the premier league, but he says this derby has even more importance than usual with it being the last one at goodison park. it is going to be special for everyone, for all the fans involved, and the players involved and also the managers. to be part of this game is already special, and to be part of the last one at goodison park makes it probably even more special. but it is only a nice experience is the result goes your way. that is where we are focusing on most for this game. ruben amorim suffered his first defeat as manchester united manager against arsenal on wednesday. they're currently 13th in the premier league table, but could move into the top half with a win against nottingham forest on saturday. despite this, amorim says he is seeing improvement. sometimes when you are doing progress, you do so much and then you see itjust this kind of result. and we have to

everton. that game is followed by the leaders liverpool at tottenham, who's manager ange postecoglou is facinginy he feels sometimes it has gone too far. i kind of feel that, you know, 26 years of hard graft should get you a little bit more respect. and i'm not the only one. i've seen it happen to other managers come i saw it happen to other managers who are here. i said last week i think we've crossed the river in terms of how we treat people sometimes and i get that people, not everyone will be a fan of the way i do things, even at the way i play, people have different opinions, i think obviously that is normal, that's healthy, but some of it has been pretty dismissive. but that's ok. there's the five fixtures. a win for manchester united at home to bournemouth could take them as high as eighth. portugal's vitor pereira takes charge for the first time of wolves at fellow strugglers leicester. while bottom of the table southampton will have newly appointed manager, croatian ivanjuric, watching from the stand at fulham ahead of taking charge of the side from monday. and that's all the sport fo

liverpool winning that wonderful that we will hopefully bring you reaction at half past seven. chelsea could have briefly moved to the top of the table with a win at evertons. the blues had been on a run of 8 wins in all competitions and started the day two points behind leaders liverpool. the terrible weather didn't help either side but nicolas jackson had the clearest chance to win it, heading against a post from close range. the point for everton sees them move up to fifteenth, ahead of crystal palace on goal diference. sometimes you have to play a different game. we're learning also to play a different game. it's no reality to think coming—out of clear chances, when the game an easy way for that they team, they are defensively good. probably one of the best teams in europe this season. i'm very happy. could enact it. would've been a tough — happy. could enact it. would've been a tough call _ happy. could enact it. would've been a tough call on _ happy. could enact it. would've been a tough call on them, - happy. could enact it. would've been a tough call on them, to l been a tough call on them, to been a tough call on them, to be fair— been a tough ca

liverpool dropping points. the london side could only manage a goalless draw against everton. wolves's woes continue.ner in the 94th minute. but both sides remain in the relegation zone. while nottingham forest have beaten aston villa in the day's late game — 2—1 the final score, anthony elanga with an injury time winner. there were plenty of goals in the scottish premiership. motherwell moving up to fourth place after an eventful 4—3 win over dundee united. hibs defeated ross county 2—1. and saint mirren are in the top 6 — they had a 3—2 win over saintjohnstone elsewhere in europe, serie a leaders, atalanta beat cagliari i—0. second placed napoli had a 3—1 win over udinese. in germany, the bundesliga leaders bayern munich were beaten 2—1 by mainz. jae—sung lee with both goals for the home side. defending champions bayer leverkusen won 2—0 at augsburg. in spain, real madrid can move to the top of la liga, above barcelona. that is if they win away at rayo vallecano. that match kicked off about 15 minutes ago. vallecano have the lead at the moment — 1—0 the latest score. to cricket, where england have

everton. goaless there. those sides are struggling at the bottom. the late game is at tottenham, leaders liverpoolp spot at christmas. just the two games in scotland today. one of them has already finished. held goalless, stretching their lead over rangers by a single point in nine points. dundee united in the remaining fixture, hearts host stjohnstone in a clash of the bottom two. across europe, there was a fourth win for claudio ranieri since his return to roma as they beat his former club parma 5—0 in serie a. later, atalanta can reclaim top spot from napoli if they avoid defeat at home to empoli. in spain's la liga, real madrid can close the gap on city rivals atleti to a single point with a win over sevilla, while valencia can move off the bottom should they beat alaves but they are trailing 1—0. meanwhile, in germany dortmund face the prospect of dropping into the bottom half of the bundesliga, at the midway point of the season if they fail to beat wolfsburg. tyson fury said that he should have won last night's rematch against 0leksandr usyk. it went the distance, but the judges gave it to t

everton but it was goaless. the blues had been on a run of 8 wins in all competitions and started the day two points behind leaders liverpool but nicolas jackson had the clearest chance to win it, heading against a post from close range. the point for everton sees them move up to fifteenth, ahead of crystal palace on goal diference. bournemouth are up to fifth in the table after winning 3—nil at manchester united for the second season running. their teenage defender dean huisjen gave them a i—nil lead at halftime, and the cherries put the game beyond united with two goals in as many minutes midway through the second half, a justin kluivert penalty on the hour mark and antoine semenyo finished off a lovely move moments later. the defeat leaves united in 13th on 22 points from their 17 games. it was a good and past season. i think this was solid, more mature. i think the game has been more level for the there have been moments especially at the end of the first half where they were pushing and i think that will show the good defending. especially plays, corners with the wins. after the second half i think we came back stronge

chelsea are only two points behind liverpool so will go top for a couple of hours at least if they win at evertonn are three points above the relegation zone. vitor pereira takes charge of struggling wolves for the first time after gary 0'neil was sacked this time last weekend with the side one place off the bottom of the table. they are at leicester. bottom side southampton also have a new manager. the former roma and torino boss ivanjuric was appointed yesterday. he's expceted to be in the stands at craven cottage for the game against fulham. the cottagers could move up to sixth with a win. marcus rashford has been left out of the manchester united squad for ther third game running. they are at home to bournemouth who they lost to 3—0 at old trafford last season, also in december. united are currently 13th in the table. a win for the cherries would see them move up to fifth in the table. celtic will move 11 points clear at the top of the scotish premiership with a win at dundee united. they are into the second half at tannadice. currently 0—0. the bottom two — hearts and stjohnstone — play each

liverpool then had andy robertson sent off. cody gakpo with the equaliser. arsenal our goal is against everton.ob murphy gave newcastle the lead at home to leicester. wolves and ipswich have both lost their last three in a row in the league. matt doherty own goal giving ipswich the lead. that still remains 1—0. nottingham forest play aston villa in the late kick off with a place in the top four upfor grabs. rangers and celtic are playing the league cup final at hampden tomorrow. three matches taking place in the premiership. they're all into the second half. all square between hibernian and ross county while motherwell are 3—2 up at home to dundee united. 1—1 between stjohnstone and st mirren. around europe, serie a leaders atalanta beat cagliari 1—0 to extend their lead at the top to five points before napoli face udinese. in germany, league leaders bayern are currently being led 2—1 by mainz in the bundesliga, while defending champions bayer leverkusen are 2—0 up at augsburg. in spain, real madrid can move above barcelona in la liga with a win. barcelona are in la liga action on sunday when t

liverpool swept back, curtisjones, 1—1. all the wind seemed behind them, but the game swirled again. this was anthony gordon, once of everton trouble coming from the skies. caoimhin kelleher, in goal, bypassed. no—one noticed fabian schar escape and so too newcastle, two points, not so much dropped by leaders liverpool as wrested from their hands. but there were moments in the game that i thought, "ok, we go away here, we have a draw. i'm happy about it." but if you're one minute before the end, three, two up, it's of course, a disappointment. for manchester city fans, here was hope. kevin de bruyne back starting for the first time since september. sure enough, in just over half an hour, against nottingham forest, he'd set one up and scored one. it finished 3—0 and city's seven match winless run is over. arsenal are a team who enjoy being backed into corners, largely because they do this so often from them. saliba on hand to profit this time. manchester united were helpless. 2—0 to arsenal, who stay third and above them, chelsea, helped by the charity of saints. that southampton mistake led to christopher nkunku's goal in a

liverpool and arsenal. ruben amorim has his first premier league win as manchester united boss. they beat evertoncus rashford and joshua zirkzee both scoring twice. the win moves united into the top half of the table, with everton just two points off the relegation zone in 15th. with the amount of time we had to train, — with the amount of time we had to train, it — with the amount of time we had to train, it was very difficult for the _ to train, it was very difficult for the players. to train, it was very difficult forthe players. i to train, it was very difficult for the players. ifelt to train, it was very difficult for the players. i felt that the — for the players. i felt that the players had some problems had as— the players had some problems had as a — the players had some problems had as a team. it was far from the perfect _ had as a team. it was far from the perfect performance. it was a very— the perfect performance. it was a very good result. elsewhere spurs drew 1—1 with fulham. we're approaching the 20 minute mark at anfield. it's liverpool 1—0 city. liverpool can go 11 points clear

liverpool va a cerrar el año como líder de la premier. quien no está bien es el manchester city, que recibió al everton y a pesar de que se adelantó con eln este gol olímpico de mateo acuña iba a comenzar a sellar su derrota ante el wolverhampton. el united está más cerca de puestos de descenso que de puestos europeos. así va de mal. el equipo de los red devils. pitazo final en este repaso deportivo. pausa y regresamos con más. domina la acción fue presentado por toyota. cuando la aventura llama toyota ellos están la pierna de una persona. estoy más a las 11. ahora, antes de finalizar, le contamos que este 31 de diciembre su cadena telemundo, estaremos transmitiendo la llegada del año nuevo desde el emblemático edificio empire state de nueva york, sumándose también a la tradicional celebración desde times square. esta cobertura especial va a incluir transmisiones desde la ciudad de méxico, miami, puerto rico, donde grandes estrellas de la música van a estar acompañándonos, por supuesto, para darle la bienvenida al 2025. no se lo pierda. sí, y antes de terminar, un recordatorio importante, y es que el premio mayor de mega millions ha alca

forest who're away to everton, bournemouth have equalised at fulham, and an injury—hit spurs have taken the lead at home to wolves, through brennan johnson. west ham host liverpoolof games in the scottish premiership with both celtic and rangers in action. celtic, who began the day eight points ahead of second—placed rangers, are at home to stjohnstone,1—0. rangers have gone two goals down at motherwell. hibs are beating kilmarnock 1—0, hearts are a goal up at ross county. dundee are drawing 1—1 with st mirren 1, while it's fourth versus third in the late kick—off, dundee united take on aberdeen at tannadice. it's been a gripping day four of the fourth test in melbourne, where india have troubled australia. but the hosts eventually stretched their lead to over 300 runs at the close of play. australia started the day with a first innings lead of 105, but the wickets kept falling — jasprit bumrah taking four of them, the hosts collapsed to 91—6 at one stage. but marnus labuschagne dug in for a vital 70. australia will start day five on 228—9, a lead of 333 runs. south africa secured their place in june's world test championship final by holding their nerve to beat

everton at the etihad. it's just approaching half—time at the etihad and it's currently 1—0 to city. chelsea can close the gap temporarily on liverpoolon villa are fighting for a european place... while southampton�*s new manager ivan juric takes charge for the first time... and vitor pereira has his second match at the helm of wolves — they face manchester united. leaders liverpool play fourth from bottom leicester, in the late game, as they look to protect their four point advantage. teams that are positioned in the lower side of the league table, they mostly lose games, but since ruud is there, they also won a few. so that shows you that he's done really well, especially when he came in. now he has, i think, two tough results in a row so, um... these teams — all of them — it's special for them to go to anfield and they know if they go to anfield they have to be at their best. so they will never underestimate us. the scottish premiership has a full round of fixtures — with celtic leading rangers by nine points. and third placed aberdeen by ten ahead of their matches. the edinburgh derby is under way — between hearts and hibernian,

in this city, you are either a red or a blue, and legends from both liverpool and everton were here toving - fantastic. as they crossed the mersey, people living with i fantastic. as they crossed the i mersey, people living with mnd turned out. this is a celebration of kevin's endurance, but also their lives, lives that are tough. you're swallowing is really affected? real struggles, you're swallowing is really affected? realstruggles, big affected ? real struggles, big changes, affected? realstruggles, big changes, in quite a fast time. but he is such an amazing man. applause rob burrow remains the inspiration, recognised in a special message from the prince of wales. i think you know this guy.— i think you know this guy. kevin, i want to wish _ i think you know this guy. kevin, i want to wish you _ i think you know this guy. kevin, i want to wish you the _ i think you know this guy. kevin, i want to wish you the very - i think you know this guy. kevin, i want to wish you the very best i i think you know this guy. kevin, i want to wish you the very best of| want to wish you the very b

everton. erling haaland had a second—half penalty saved as city once again dropped points — they stay 7th in the table — a massive 11 points behind leaders liverpooldeep into stoppage time. elsewhere, alexander isak continued his fine goal—scoring form as newcastle beat aston villa to move fifth. wolves are wolves a re now wolves are now one lap at manchester united at molineux. that goal has just gone in there and we can update you mat out three of the evening.- out three of the evening. also, with the ball — out three of the evening. also, with the ball later— out three of the evening. also, with the ball later on. - out three of the evening. also, with the ball later on. they - with the ball later on. they could go seven points clear of chelsea with a win over leicester. that kicks off in just over one hour's time. all that you get the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for a massive now, we will have more later on, we'll see you then. welcome to lake como. it's a beautiful part of italy, and the town of como itself was the home of the 18th century physicist alessandro volta, who is credited as being the inventor of the battery. correct. t

everton at the etihad. into the second half there — and it's currently i—i. bernardo silva gave them the lead, but iliman ndiaye equalised with a superb strike. chelsea can close the gap temporarily on liverpoolan place. southampton�*s new manager ivan juric takes charge for the first time. they play west ham. leaders liverpool play fourth from bottom leicester in the late game, as they look to protect their four point advantage. teams that are positioned in the lower side of the league table, they mostly lose games, but since ruud is there, they also won a few. so that shows you that he's done really well, especially when he came in. now he has, i think, two tough results in a row so, um... yeah. these teams — all of them — it's special for them to go to anfield, and they know if they go to anfield they have to be at their best. so they will never underestimate us. the scottish premiership has a full round of fixtures, with celtic leading rangers by nine points. and third placed aberdeen by ten ahead of their matches. the edinburgh derby is into its closing stages between hearts and hibernian. it is currently 2—1 to hibernian. there's also a boxing day tradition in cricket, with australia ho

everton and stay second. no goals at goodison park. nor at craven cotage bewteen fulham and bottom side southampton. ivan yuritch, the new saints boss was in the stands. 0ne game to go, leaders liverpoolin scotland today. one of them has already finished. leaders celtic were held by dundee united, goaless at tannadice. so celtic stretching their lead over rangers by a single point to 9 points. hearts will move off the bottom of the table with a win, they are beating stjohnstone. 2—1, saintjohnstone will drop to the bottom if it stays like that. across europe, there was a fourth win for claudio ranieri since his return to roma as they beat his former club parma 5—0 in serie a. later, atalanta can reclaim top spot from napoli if they avoid defeat at home to empoli. in la liga, real madrid can close the gap on city rivals atleti to a single point with a win over sevilla. they're 3—1 up, while valencia are off the bottom on goal difference after an injury time equaliser at home to alaves. meanwhile, in germany, dortmund face the prospect of dropping into the bottom half of the bundesliga, at the midway point of the season if they fail to beat wolfsburg. tyson fury said that he should have

. >> and the biggest injury factor from the weather so far is that the everton liverpool derby has beencalled off amazingly because the weather up there. but dawn, we can't thank you for wearing everton's colours. >> oh yeah, no game could have gone ahead. this was the thing, right? okay, i want it. i wanted a bit of sympathy on this saturday afternoon. so thank you for joining me. joining me boys forjoining me. joining me boys appreciate it. but before we get stuck into all of today's stories, let's get those news headunes stories, let's get those news headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> dawn thank you. and very good afternoon to you. fast approaching 12:03. well, millions of people are still being urged to stay indoors as storm daragh continues to wreak havoc across the uk, a rare risk to life red warning for wind was issued this morning with gusts of up to 90 miles an hour already recorded. battering parts of wales and south—west england. that red warning, though , has now expired, but the though, has now expired, but the damage continues as yellow and amber w

we'll be looking ahead to the final merseyside derby at goodison park as everton host neighbours liverpool at 1230. >> it's just gone. 6:00 i'm stephen dixon and i'm anne diamond and this is gb news breakfast. good morning to you. i can understand why today is the day that most people put up a christmas tree, because if you left it till next weekend, it really would be too late. almost, wouldn't it? yeah, it sort of would be. >> my mum used to put them up on christmas eve. she just didn't like. oh, really? yeah. she didn't like it hanging around for ages. >> yeah. a lot of people do do that, particularly on the continent. yes. to say i don't know why, but. >> yeah, but do they leave it up longer for full 12 days? we don't know. >> that would be the thing. >> that would be the thing. >> do you extend your decking from germany or. or austria or the netherlands or something? i think a lot of people in those countries sort of drag. they get the christmas tree ready in the garden, and then they drag it indoors on christmas eve. >> yeah, yeah, that's weird. >> yeah, yeah, that's weird. >> do you